Weather Records on 23 March 1976

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1976. Highest significance: Lucinda Township, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1976

On 23 March 1976, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 395 daily.
Lucinda Township set a daily record precipitation of 146.8 mm (5.8 in) on 23 March 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 23 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Battleford A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Pedro Do Suacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgewick	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bambui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Do Licinio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longvalley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Abingdon Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1976

Top 20 records on 23 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1976	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	North Battleford A, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Sao Pedro Do Suacui, BR	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Shaunavon, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Bowen Downs, AU	all-time rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Sedgewick, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Ft Kent, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Aunet, NO	daily snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Hanna, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Manti, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Empress, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1976	Fernlee, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1976	Bambui, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 399 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	326
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2